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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISPS CODE – A REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISPS CODE – A REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE. JAMAICA. THE MARITIME AUTHORITY OF JAMAICA (MARAD). The Authority was established in 1999

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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISPS CODE – A REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE

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  1. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISPS CODE – A REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE JAMAICA

  2. THE MARITIME AUTHORITY OF JAMAICA (MARAD) • The Authority was established in 1999 • MARAD is charged with ensuring the fulfillment of Jamaica’s obligation under the various international maritime conventions and national laws

  3. MARAD cont’d • MARAD’s main challenge at this time is to prepare Jamaica’s Maritime Sector to be fully compliant with the International Ship and Port Facility Code (ISPS) by July 2004. • Jamaica is a signatory to the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 and its Protocol of 1978.

  4. ISPS • At the Diplomatic Conference on Maritime Security held in December 2002, the IMO adopted new provisions in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS) and developed the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) to enhance maritime security.

  5. MAIN OBJECTIVE • To establish an international framework involving co-operation between Contracting Governments, Government agencies, local administrations and the shipping community and port industries, to detect security threats and take preventive measures against security incidents affecting ships or port facilities used in international trade

  6. IMPLICATIONS FOR JAMAICA • As the maritime administration for Jamaica, the Maritime Authority of Jamaica actively participated in the work of the various IMO committees which eventually fed into the measures adopted at the Diplomatic Conference in December 2002.

  7. IMPLICATIONS cont’d • the role of the MAJ will be two-fold: As a flag State, to ensure that ships flying the Jamaican flag have on board an approved security plan as well as the required International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC); As a port State, Port State Control officers will ensure that ships which call at Jamaican ports are in compliance with the requirements of the Code.

  8. Amendment of the Shipping Act, 1998 • The Shipping Act, 1998 will have to be amended to embrace the new security measures and to set out new mandatory requirements to which ships must adhere

  9. PROFILETHE PORT AUTHORITY OF JAMAICA • Mandate: To promote the commercial development of Jamaica’s Ports. • Established as a Statutory body under the Port Authority Act, 1974. • The 7th most natural Harbour in the world.

  10. THE PORT AUTHORITY OF JAMAICA Strategic location – in the North Western Caribbean is positioned at the centre of the world’s east-west trade routes and many of the north-south routes.

  11. THE PORT AUTHORITY OF JAMAICA • KCT is striving to become one of the world’s leading trans-shipment hubs. • Over the years, Port of Kingston has achieved an annual growth of 17% of container traffic, putting the island in control of 12% of the Caribbean market.

  12. THE PORT AUTHORIT Y OF JAMAICA Jamaica has implemented the following: • An in-depth review of the existing security arrangements. • The Purchase of x-ray equipment at a cost of more than US$22M • Other pieces of equipment, for example, and access control system, cctv, etc.

  13. CLOSING REMARKS • At an ISPS Workshop in Jamaica in June 2003, Prime Minister PJ Patterson stated the following, “the benefits of Jamaica’s compliance with code, extends beyond having top-of-the-line security facilities to developing the cruise/maritime industry to maintain competitiveness and meeting the demands of a growing industry that is among the island’s largest foreign exchange earners.

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